Morsedog

We sure seem to have some sort of culture about us. We are linked in a different way to our surroundings. We look at the ordinary and make it extraordinary. I have yet to meet a geocacher who is not an interesting, fun-loving person.

I was caching in Zionsville, IN at Lions Park. I saw somebody else I knew had to be geocaching as well. We got to talking and the man owned a restaurant in Indianapolis and before I knew it I was his sous chef. That was 3 years ago and I still work for him. So thank you, geocaching!

If you geocache with your kids, it is a great way to teach and show them how to help clean up the Earth. And it does clean up the Earth! When I started geocaching I would bring my metal detector with me and usually just find trash on the way to the cache but sometimes I found some cool things. If you have a metal detector, give it a try. These are two hobbies that are meant to be together.

I think there is a thin line between having morals and forcing your morals upon others. If you had found the word and scribbled it out and moved on with your life, then you have morals. If you go on a forum and try to belittle this person for doing something and dredge up the past to validate yourself, then you are forcing your morals on others.

I live in a pretty nasty area of town. Although the caches in my area are not in bad spots (so far), I do see a lot of needles, litter, cans, and broken glass all up and down my street. I have called about this to the police and fire department and even the mayor's office. I have broken glass on the sidewalk in front of my house almost every week. No one has helped so I have taken it upon myself to pick this stuff up. If you are finding these nasty things in your parks or community check back and make sure they get cleaned up. Of course take proper precautions (especially with needles! Don't use your hands!) if you have to be the one to clean it up. If the proper authorities are not cleaning up your area (and no one else is), then all the needles, trash and glass will keep sitting there for someone else to find.

I don't consider fruit peels to be litter, since they compost so fast. I usually keep mine though to put in my compost. Pick a corner of your yard and put a box there and just throw them all in there and you will have some nice compost in a couple weeks. I don't think they alter the behavior or digestive track of animals in a negative way, unless you consider any alteration negative. Compost does need to be in a special place (box or pile) to compost quickly. If everyone threw their compost down on the ground,, the world would be a mess. But if you are in the woods and toss a fruit peel, it is going to compost very quickly (or be eaten).